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Wednesday, October 11, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Data Resource Roundup, Vol. 10 » By Bill DeBaun , Director of Data and Evaluation Welcome to the 10th edition of the Data Resource Roundup! In t...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Important Notice About NSC StudentTracker for Outreach and NCAN’s Umbrella Agreement » I am reaching out today to provide you with some information about the National Student Clearinghouse’s StudentTracker fo...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) NCAN Receives Kresge Foundation Support for 2017-20 » By Elizabeth Morgan , Director of External Relations NCAN is pleased to announce a grant of $850,000 from The Kres...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) NCAN and FSA Explore Ways to #FixFAFSA on Capitol Hill » By Shelbe Klebs , Graduate Policy Intern “You have no greater friend to FAFSA completion than me,” Dr. A. Wayne Johns...
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) New NCAN Intern Seeks Your Students' Stories » By Kim Szarmach , Communications Intern My first four weeks at NCAN as the Communications Intern have...
Monday, October 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) World Investor Week: Raising Awareness about the Importance of Investor Education and Protection » By the staff of the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy The U.S. Securities and Exchan...
Friday, September 29, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Ready ... Set ... FAFSA! » By Shelbe Klebs , Graduate Policy Intern On Oct. 1, 2017, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA...
Thursday, September 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) The IRS DRT is Ready for FAFSA Season – Are You? » By MorraLee Keller , Director of Technical Assistance The 2018-19 FAFSA season launches Oct. 1, and an old friend...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 NCAN to Support Federal and State Advocacy by Members » In August, the National College Access Network received a new commitment from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for...
Monday, September 25, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) FAFSA Verification By the Numbers » By MorraLee Keller , Director of Technical Assistance When we think about hurdles our students must overcome...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 DACA Resources for Students, Educators and Attorneys » The Trump Administration recently announced that the White House will terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Join Hundreds Helping Students Identify and Network with Good-Fit Colleges » By Wendy Blackmore, Tennessee College Access & Success Network (TCASN) As members of the college access com...
Monday, September 18, 2017 #NCAN2017 on Twitter » The 2017 NCAN National Conference, the 22nd annual and largest-ever such event, drew more than 1,000 attendees to San Dieg...
Sunday, September 17, 2017 NCAN’s 2017 Champion of College Access: Fidel Vargas » Fidel Vargas won the Bob Craves Champion of College Access Award on Sept. 13 at NCAN’s 22nd annual conference in San Diego...
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Greensboro, NC Tops Winning FAFSA Completion Challenge Cities » Through the $1.6 million FAFSA Completion Challenge grant, NCAN selected 22 U.S. cities to receive up to $55,000...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Chicago Scholars Wins 2017 College Access Organization Award of Excellence » Chicago Scholars received the College Access Organization Award of Excellence today at NCAN’s 22nd annual national c...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Augsburg University Wins 2017 “To & Through” Award of Excellence » Augsburg University received the “To & Through” Award of Excellence at NCAN’s 2017 National Conference today in...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Career Preparedness Takes Center Stage at #NCAN2017 » Fifty-one percent of U.S. adults say they would study a different major in college if they could go back and do it again,...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 CollegeSpring Wins 2017 Khanfidence Builder Award » CollegeSpring received the Khanfidence Builder Award today at NCAN’s 2017 National Conference in San Diego, CA. T...
Monday, September 11, 2017 Degrees of Change’s Tim Herron Wins 2017 Executive Leadership Award of Excellence » Degrees of Change President Tim Herron won the Executive Leadership Award of Excellence at the 22nd annual NCAN nati...
Monday, September 11, 2017 College Crusade’s Maria Carvalho Wins 2017 College Access Practitioner Award of Excellence » Maria Carvalho of the College Crusade of Rhode Island was awarded the Dr. David B. Swedlow Memorial College Ac...
Thursday, September 7, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) From MCAN to NCAN: Meet Our New Graduate Policy Intern » By Shelbe Klebs , Graduate Policy Intern On my first day Sept. 6 as a graduate policy intern, I was inspired a...
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 What Will the Maximum Pell Grant Be in 2027? » $5,920. Or maybe $6,020. Or possibly $6,890. It all depends on Congress. Low-income colleg...
Tuesday, September 5, 2017 DACA Rescission "a Terrible Blow" to Underrepresented Students » Today the Trump Administration, through a statement delivered by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, announced that the Whit...
Tuesday, September 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Benchmarking Round 4: Member-Served Students Excel » By Bill DeBaun , Director of Data and Evaluation Students served by college access and success programs en...
Thursday, August 31, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Farewell For Now: Reflections on a Year-Long NCAN Internship » By Courtney Argenti , Graduate Policy Intern In my first-ever NCAN blog , I wrote that after my first week here I w...
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Lessons from Four States on Equitable FAFSA Completion » By Courtney Argenti , Graduate Policy Intern Many students — especially low-income ones — do not complete the F...
Monday, August 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) NSC Research Center Reports: A Primer » By Bill DeBaun , Director of Data and Evaluation Avid readers of NCAN’s Success Digest know that we often featur...
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Professional Development Week Prepares Bright Prospect Students for the Workforce » This article first appeared on Bright Prospect's blog . By Gregory J. Gillam, Bright Prospect &nbs...
Friday, August 18, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Exploring the Link Between Poverty and FAFSA Completion » By Courtney Argenti , Graduate Policy Intern NCAN released a report this spring demonstrating...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) 10 Key Stats from Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the U.S. » By Bill DeBaun , Director of Data and Evaluation The latest edition of the Pell Institute for the Study of Oppor...
Thursday, August 10, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Which State Led the Pack in FAFSA Completion This Year — and How? » By Courtney Argenti , Graduate Policy Intern For 365 days beginning June 30, 2016, officials in one state worke...
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) AVID for Higher Education Shows Positive Student Outcomes When Used Well » By Joseph Shields, Director of Evaluation, and Marshall Garland, Senior Research Scientist, Gibson Consulting Group...
Monday, July 31, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Seniors' FAFSA Completions Jump 10% When Counting 19-Year-Olds » By Courtney Argenti , Graduate Policy Intern The 2017-18 FAFSA filing season was a whirlwind full of changes: from th...
Friday, July 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) NCAN-Member Directors on How to Engage Elected Officials in FAFSA Completion » By Courtney Argenti , Graduate Policy Intern This spring, we hosted a webinar with NCAN member guests Paola Sant...
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